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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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The new ride...

Picked up a new car a couple weeks ago and finally got around to snapping a photo on the way home from work. I really like it even if it's a little slow compared to what I'm used to. It handles really well, has great road manners, and is an all around great daily driver. However, I miss the Evo so I may start a project car come spring and pick up something more moddable. In the meantime I'll enjoy the free maintenance, having a warranty, and toasty warm seats during the Wisconsin winter.

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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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grats man. cant wait to see what you do to it. btw miss the evo any?
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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grats man. cant wait to see what you do to it. btw miss the evo any?
I miss the raw fun of the Evo, but the creature comforts and more comfortable ride on the S4 make up for it. They're such different cars it's hard to compare... Odds are I will have another Evo some day, either a newer modded daily driver X or XI or a heavily modded 8-9 as a second car.
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 07:38 PM
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nice!
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 08:01 PM
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that is a nice car, glad to see you coming over to the luxury sport side of things. I love the interior of that car.
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Ike
I miss the raw fun of the Evo, but the creature comforts and more comfortable ride on the S4 make up for it. They're such different cars it's hard to compare... Odds are I will have another Evo some day, either a newer modded daily driver X or XI or a heavily modded 8-9 as a second car.
either way, cant wait to see what you do this car. keep us updated . btw where is your dancing banana avatar
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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Cool

Noway!

That's Photoshopped!

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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 09:37 PM
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nice... is that a 2004?
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 10:51 PM
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are those tints legal? was the previous owner a drug dealer? did you get it off a police auction?
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 12:07 AM
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nice... is that a 2004?
'05 MT with the "silver" leather interior and 17k miles. Has maintenance and warranty til July '09 and then CPO warranty til July 2011. I couldn't pass it up even though I was intending to get an M3... Just couldn't find the right one.
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by playdoh43
are those tints legal? was the previous owner a drug dealer? did you get it off a police auction?
No, yes, no.
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 01:32 AM
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S4 is a solid car... nice pick.
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 02:01 AM
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Whoa, Ike without an Evo?! The world is ending.

Nice S4. I am partial to Audi's.
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Old Nov 2, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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Very nice.
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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 02:56 AM
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IkeS4 sounds wierd..
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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 06:41 AM
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those are way nice i see alot of those where i live at
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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 08:23 AM
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wheels are icky, but nice otherwise.
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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 10:41 AM
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Debage it for a cleaner look....or put a A4 and people won't see what got them..lol
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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 11:15 AM
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glad to see you have grown up.

That looks like an older model S4. But I am no expert in Audi lore.
So why did you make the switch.
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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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Congrats, very nice car that I've considered several times.
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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 11:28 AM
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the design of that Audi is soooo B O R I N G !!! (to me at least)
good luck with it
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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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Very nice. Watch out for maintenance costs once out of warranty. Very fast very stealthy ride.
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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 01:28 PM
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Not bad, I think I would have stuck it out longer to get a M3, but who am I to talk,I couldn't find a 2001-2004 M3 for a good price, or one that wasn't ragged to hell ,so I opted for the RX-8!

No regrets at all , have fun with your Audi.
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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 03:01 PM
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Nice, a B6 quattro? From an I4 turbo to a V8? This is an unexpected surprise Ike. Congrats on the new ride.
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by DailyDriver2k5
Not bad, I think I would have stuck it out longer to get a M3, but who am I to talk,I couldn't find a 2001-2004 M3 for a good price, or one that wasn't ragged to hell ,so I opted for the RX-8!

No regrets at all , have fun with your Audi.
I looked at over a dozen M3's with varying miles and all '03 or newer and there was something wrong enough with eacxh of them to make me walk away. I figured I'd get the Audi and maybe start looking for an M3 or maybe 335i again in the spring. Now I'm thinking I'll either keep the Audi or get another Evo... We'll see how I feel in 3 or 4 months.
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